Getting in gear

Got the gearbox in today. I know that the Assembly Guide says to fit the gearbox and bell-housing to the engine before you load it but a rumour I might have heard while chatting to some Midlands-based people who work for a niche motor manufacturer who I recently picked a CKD car up from... said to fit it in stages.

It had been filled with oil (keep it tilted with the propshaft attachment up after the oil goes in as it leaks when it's not in the car and attached). So it was heavy. And I know I shouldn't but I fitted on my own. I jacked it up and then lifted it into position. Luckily, it caught the propshaft OK and slotted in nicely. After that, the bell-housing was a doddle.